Port Vale vs Northampton

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Season
2026-2027 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 8
Regular Season Table
Port Vale 23 · Northampton 22

Team Overview

Port Vale (Home stats)

Games / Record

3
W-D-L: 1-2-0

Goals For / Against

2 / 1
Avg: 0.67 / 0.33

Points

5
Avg: 1.67

Clean Sheets

2

Failed to Score

1
Northampton (Away stats)

Games / Record

3
W-D-L: 0-1-2

Goals For / Against

1 / 4
Avg: 0.33 / 1.33

Points

1
Avg: 0.33

Clean Sheets

0

Failed to Score

2

Match Prediction Angles

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context for this League Two fixture.

Quick comparison bars

1.67
PPG
0.33
0.67
GF
0.33
0.33
GA
1.33
0%
O2.5
0%
33%
BTTS
33%
67%
Score 1st
0%

League-position context

Port Vale rank23rd
Northampton rank22nd
Port Vale points5
Northampton points6
Port Vale: #23 · 5 pts · GD -6
8 pts off the top 2. 6 pts off the play-off line. 1 pts from safety.
Northampton: #22 · 6 pts · GD -3
7 pts off the top 2. 5 pts off the play-off line. 0 pts from safety.
1-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Port Vale last 5 home

W D D
Points5/9
Weighted index67
Goals2-1
Record1-2-0
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

Northampton last 5 away

L D L
Points1/9
Weighted index11
Goals1-4
Record0-1-2
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

Port Vale trend breakdown

Over 2.50%
BTTS33%
BTTS + O2.50%
1H Over 0.533%
Also: Over 0.5 67% · Over 1.5 33% · Over 3.5 0% · 1H BTTS 0%

Northampton trend breakdown

Over 2.50%
BTTS33%
BTTS + O2.50%
1H Over 0.567%
Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 67% · Over 3.5 0% · 1H BTTS 33%

Scoring reliability

Port Vale score at home67%
Port Vale clean sheet at home67%
Northampton score away33%
Northampton clean sheet away0%

First-goal patterns

Port Vale score first67%
Port Vale win after scoring first50%
Northampton score first0%
Northampton win after scoring first0%
Comeback rate after conceding first: Port Vale 0% · Northampton 33%
Avg first goal minute: Port Vale 44.0' · Northampton —

Vs league average

Port Vale score at home0.67 vs 1.58
Port Vale concede at home0.33 vs 0.94
Northampton score away0.33 vs 0.94
Northampton concede away1.33 vs 1.58
Port Vale score 58% below league average, while Northampton score 65% below league average.
Defensive side: Port Vale are 65% below league average at home, and Northampton are 16% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5
Avg goals1.60
BTTS40%
Over 2.520%
At this venue setup: 1.33 goals on average across the last 3.

Port Vale goal timing (home)

1H scored: 50% 2H scored: 50% Danger: 16-30 Vulnerable: 61-75
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
16-30 1
61-75 1
0-15 0
31-45 0
46-60 0
76-90+ 0
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
61-75 1
0-15 0
16-30 0
31-45 0
46-60 0
76-90+ 0

Northampton goal timing (away)

1H scored: 100% 2H scored: 0% Danger: 31-45 Vulnerable: 0-15
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
31-45 1
0-15 0
16-30 0
46-60 0
61-75 0
76-90+ 0
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
0-15 2
31-45 1
46-60 1
16-30 0
61-75 0
76-90+ 0

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)
Total Games5
Home Wins2
Draws2
Away Wins1
Over 2.5 Goals1 (20.0%)
BTTS2 (40.0%)
Home vs Away as Scheduled
Total Games3
Home Wins1
Draws2
Away Wins0
Over 2.5 Goals0 (0.0%)
BTTS1 (33.3%)

Port Vale vs Northampton Head-to-Head History by Season